Worth knowing
Singapore
Singapore began pushing its shoreline outward in 1822 and has not stopped. Its land has grown from about 580 square kilometres to more than 700, and Marina Bay's waterfront stands on ground that was once sea.
Where its story happens
Marina Bay, at 1.29°N, 103.85°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about Singapore
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the easy countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Singapore, a small island at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, between Malaysia and Indonesia. See Singapore on a map.
- It is a city, an island and a country all in one, at the tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- Selling chewing gum has been against the law here since 1992.
- Its name means 'Lion City', and its mascot is half lion, half fish.
- It has grown by more than a fifth since the 1960s by building new land out into the sea.